Do Now : In your Comp. Notebooks
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Do Now: In your Comp. Notebooks
Number your paper 1 – 5 Answer the following questions…
Choose the BEST answer available
Question 1What effect did the Homestead Act of 1862 have
on the United States? a. It created reservations for Indian tribes, emptying
the Plains for American settlers b. It set aside land for public universities to be built,
encouraging higher education in the U.S.c. It forced factories to upgrade their safety standards
and add fire escapes to their buildingsd. It brought waves of people west with the lure of free
land to settle in the Great Plains
Question 2Why did most Exodusters migrate West?
a. to escape racial violence in the Southb. to prospect for gold and silverc. to find relatives who fled during the Civil Ward. to work as sharecroppers on bonanza farms
Question 3The Morrill Land Grant Act aided in the
development of federal lands by ______________.a. Dividing reservation land into 160 acre plots for
Native American familiesb. Promoting the building of railroads on government
propertyc. Setting aside land for states to build public
universitiesd. Encouraging a “land rush” in Oklahoma speculators
Question 4Many Chinese immigrants in the late 1800s
came to the United States on five year labor contracts for what purpose
a. To farm lands in the Great Plainsb. To take jobs in the steel millsc. To work on the railroadsd. To fight against the Native American tribes
Question 5 (take a guess!)Which of the following is a reason that caused
the cattle boom to end in the mid-1880s?a. Too few Americans ate beef.b. Farmers were using barbed wire to fence in the
open range.c. Cattle prices had risen too high for many buyers.d. The supply of Texas longhorn cattle had run out.
Question 1What effect did the Homestead Act of 1862 have
on the United States? a. It created reservations for Indian tribes, emptying
the Plains for American settlers b. It set aside land for public universities to be built,
encouraging higher education in the U.S.c. It forced factories to upgrade their safety standards
and add fire escapes to their buildingsd. It brought waves of people west with the lure of free
land to settle in the Great Plains
Question 1What effect did the Homestead Act of 1862 have
on the United States? a. It created reservations for Indian tribes, emptying
the Plains for American settlers b. It set aside land for public universities to be built,
encouraging higher education in the U.S.c. It forced factories to upgrade their safety standards
and add fire escapes to their buildingsd. It brought waves of people west with the lure
of free land to settle in the Great Plains
Question 2Why did most Exodusters migrate West?
a. to escape racial violence in the Southb. to prospect for gold and silverc. to find relatives who fled during the Civil Ward. to work as sharecroppers on bonanza farms
Question 2Why did most Exodusters migrate West?
a. to escape racial violence in the Southb. to prospect for gold and silverc. to find relatives who fled during the Civil Ward. to work as sharecroppers on bonanza farms
Question 3The Morrill Land Grant Act aided in the
development of federal lands by ______________.a. Dividing reservation land into 160 acre plots for
Native American familiesb. Promoting the building of railroads on government
propertyc. Setting aside land for states to build public
universitiesd. Encouraging a “land rush” in Oklahoma speculators
Question 3The Morrill Land Grant Act aided in the
development of federal lands by ______________.a. Dividing reservation land into 160 acre plots for
Native American familiesb. Promoting the building of railroads on government
propertyc. Setting aside land for states to build public
universitiesd. Encouraging a “land rush” in Oklahoma speculators
Question 4Many Chinese immigrants in the late 1800s
came to the United States on five year labor contracts for what purpose
a. To farm lands in the Great Plainsb. To take jobs in the steel millsc. To work on the railroadsd. To fight against the Native American tribes
Question 4Many Chinese immigrants in the late 1800s
came to the United States on five year labor contracts for what purpose
a. To farm lands in the Great Plainsb. To take jobs in the steel millsc. To work on the railroadsd. To fight against the Native American tribes
Question 5 (take a guess!)Which of the following is a reason that caused
the cattle boom to end in the mid-1880s?a. Too few Americans ate beef.b. Farmers were using barbed wire to fence in the
open range.c. Cattle prices had risen too high for many buyers.d. The supply of Texas longhorn cattle had run out.
Question 5 (take a guess!)Which of the following is a reason that caused
the cattle boom to end in the mid-1880s?a. Too few Americans ate beef.b. Farmers were using barbed wire to fence in
the open range.c. Cattle prices had risen too high for many buyers.d. The supply of Texas longhorn cattle had run out.
“Clashes on the Prairie”
What do you expect to happen as more and more settlers move to the West?
Native Americans in WestAs a whole, the Native Americans already living
in the West want 2 simple thingsLandProtection as a “nation”
Most Native Americans were concentrated in the West now after the U.S. government had forced them thereIndian Removal Act under President Andrew
Jackson
Role of BisonNative Americans on the
Plains hunted, farmed, and traded in traditional ways.
Plains people relied on the buffalo for a variety of survival needs
Buffalo provides many basic needs: hides used for teepees,
clothes, blankets, meat.
(Hide - Buckskin)moccasin topscradleswinter robesbeddingbreechcloutsshirtsleggingslance coversbeltsdressespipe bagspouchespaint bagspouchesdollscoup flag coversquiverstipi coversgun cases
(Hair)headdressessaddle pad fillerpillowsropeornamentshaltersmedicine balls
(Tail)medicine switchfly brushlodge exteriordecorationswhips
(Hoof & Feet)gluerattles
(Horns)cupsfire carrierspowder hornspoonsladlesheaddressessignalstoys
(Meat)(every part eaten)pemmican (converted)hump ribs-immediatelyjerky (converted)
(Skin Of Hind Leg)moccasins or boots
(Rawhide)containersclothingheaddressfoodmedicine bagsshieldsbucketsmoccasin solesrattlesdrumsdrumstickssplintscinchesropesbeltsbullets pouchessaddleshorse maskslance casesarmbandsquirtsbull boatsknife casesstirrupsthongshorse ornament
Decline of the Bison
Rath & Wright's buffalo hide yard, showing 40,000 buffalo hides baled for shipment. Dodge City, Kansas, 1878.
Differing WorldviewsNative Americans: land cannot be ownedSettlers: want to own land; land ownership is central to
American identity & Manifest DestinySettlers think natives forfeited land because they did
not “improve it” By this they mean, they did not build things or create large
farms In reality, most Plains Indians were mobile people
Follow the bison herds
Since consider land unsettled, migrants go west to claim it
Indian Wars1864 – 1890’sWhat are they?
A series of wars and battles to take lands and exterminate the Native American cultures throughout the United States
Famous Battles
1. Bear Paw Mountain
2. Sand Creek Massacre
3. Little Big Horn
4. Wounded Knee
Bear Paw MountainChief Joseph, of the Nez Perce, led
750 tribe members on a 1400 mile trek trying to get to safe haven in Canada
Pursued by American soldiers that finally surrounded Chief Joseph 30 miles from the Canadian border at Bear Mountain
Nez Perce fought but eventually surrendered
This 1400 mile trek is considered one of the most brilliant in American history
Chief Joseph“I am tired of fighting.... Hear me, my chiefs. I
am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I shall fight no more forever."
-Chief Joseph, 1877
Sand Creek MassacreThe 1st of the Indian
massacresChief Black Kettle flew the
white flag but General Chivington ordered his troops to fire anyway
Indians fought with hardly any weapons mostly running away only to be chased down and shot
200-400 Cheyenne murdered and mutilated mostly older men, women and children
Famous Chiefs & WarriorsSitting Bull
Lakota Tribe Chief & Medicine Man Killed by his own Lakota
men; working for the Americans as police officers.
Leader of the Sioux at CUSTER’S LAST STAND
Wanted to be known as the last Native American leader to surrender
Crazy Horse Lakota Tribe Leader in the battle of
Rosebud Creek successfully turned back U.S. troops which were on their way to help General Custer
Joined Sitting Bull at Little Big Horn
Died after being ran through with a bayonet, trying to return to his sick wife
Famous Chiefs & WarriorsSitting Bull Crazy Horse
History of Presidential Actions
President Andre JacksonIndian Removal Act
President Ulysses S. GrantForces Native
Americans into Reservation System
President Grover ClevelandPasses Dawes Act
Dawes Act 1887Attempt to ASSIMILATE the Native Americans
into white cultureDivide the Indian Reservations into 160 acre plots
distributed to Indian heads of familiesIndian families would learn to farm and become
part of the agricultural economyForced education of Indian children in off-
reservation boarding schoolsSuppression of Native religions, languages, and
cultural practices. This failed for many reasons
Resistance from Native AmericansPoor land for farming on reservationsNot used to farming methods
AssimilationIntegrate into culture and ideas of societyFor Native Americans this was forced
Battle of Little BighornCommonly known as “Custer’s Last Stand”THE ONLY NATIVE AMERICAN VICTORY!!!General Custer advanced his troops too quicklyCrazy Horse’s success against General Crook at
Rosebud Creek delay Crook’s arrivalGeneral Custer split his troops into three frontsHis troops were pushed back and surrounded by
1000’s of Lakota Custer and all 210 of his troops were killed
Battle of Wounded Knee (Massacre)
The last battle/ massacre of Indian warsEstimated that 350 Native American were killed
at Wounded Knee, 29 American soldiers mostly by friendly fire
Soldiers were order to take weapons from the Native Americans. No one knows for but historians think…Hotchkiss gun used on the Lakota could fire 200
rounds/minuteMany stories about what happened after the
firing startedAmerican soldiers killing anyone in sight, mutilating the
bodies of the wounded, and killing those that surrendered